Rice 2015 RD Decisions

mancala · March 23, 2011, 10:07pm

How did you get notified about the scholarship? Was it by email? Was it part of your admission letter?

ldmom06 · March 23, 2011, 10:20pm

My son said I could post his stats. Hope I do it right.

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 750, M 720, W 750
[] ACT: 34 (M 36)
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II 800, Bio 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (5), Psych (4), APUSH (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Econ, AP Govt, AP Music Theory, Band (Midyear grades…all As, 1 B)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Normal stuff. Multi-year TMEA Region Band, local music competition winner, Nat’l Hispanic Scholar, Nat’l Merit, a gob of UIL medals for solo performance, Academic Recognition for Sciences, etc…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drumline (line captain). Three year member and 2nd chair of top band, language club (VP), service clubs (VP), NHS, Language honor society.
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: normal stuff…about 50 hours per year.
[] Essays: Very good. Admissions Officer from another competitive university called to compliment them.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very strong
[] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[] Additional Rec: Rice Shepherd Alum/Very strong
[] Interview: was not able to schedule
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Engineering/Pre-med
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Huge Houston public
[] Ethnicity: half Hispanic/half white (Did not hold out as URM on college apps.)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: prefer not to say
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Extremely proficient percussionist/sent video
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passion for music performance and strong academic performance
[] Weaknesses: rank was just okay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: About a zillion brilliant Houston students apply to Rice, very hard to stand out in such a great crowd. [/li][/ul]General Comments: It’s all good. Accepted to UT Cockrell with merit scholarship and to UT College of Natural Sciences Health Sciences Honors (50 selected out of 2000 CNS applicants). Unlikely to have attended Rice if accepted…want to live in college town away from parents ;).

Congratulations to all! Hope the above stats help future applicants.

Sokratis · March 24, 2011, 12:03am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 780CR 740M 660W
[] ACT:32
[] SAT II (if submitted):650 Math 1 720 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):28/609
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):World History(5) English Language(5) US History(4) Statistics(4) Chem(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:English Lit, Psych, Calc AB, Macro, Gov, APES, Euro Hist, all AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Soccer, Club Soccer Scouts, NHS, SNHS, Spanish Club, Boy Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:Hospital Volunteer last summer, various ones invloving Boy Scouts
[] Essays:Quality
[] Teacher Recommendation:both quality
[] Counselor Rec:average
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major:Econ
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:Mixed
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:umm SAT?
[] Weaknesses:SAT 2 and ec’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:lack of good ecs[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not surprised

theugg · March 24, 2011, 1:53am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 - 780, 800, 640
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 - US History 750 - English Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know. :S
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5,5,5,5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: English Lit, Psych, Macro, Gov, Environmental Science, Euro History
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (Historian), JSA (Historian), Theater
[] Job/Work Experience: File Clerk - 1 summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons.
[] Essays: Well written but the content itself was crap.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good, can’t read it.
[] Counselor Rec: Same.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other [ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Native American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Minority status, ha.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Poly Sci major, atypical extra-currics.
[] Weaknesses: SAT.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea…[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

irishevan99 · March 24, 2011, 12:44pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 710 M, 690 R
[] ACT: 34
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): National AP Scholar
[] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB schedule
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Orchestra (concertmaster), swimming, other less important ones
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court, teaching violin
[] Essays: strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: strong
[] Counselor Rec: lol this doesn’t matter
[] Interview: good
[/ul]Other[list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: History/Business
[] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[] School Type: Public Charter
[] Ethnicity: European American
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

Good luck to other applicants!! I hope this info can help future students.

Kwally3 · March 24, 2011, 7:19pm

waitlisted

comments: Life, bring it on. I’m going millitary if no colleges accept me. National guard if I get in college

Objective:
33 ACT super Scored.
800 SAT physics, 770 us history, 770 biology.
senior year: 3 Bs (AP Eng, AP bio, Japanese 4). 3 As (Calc bc, ap sculpture, ap econ)

Subjective:
-Leader of student led “tag” game committee
-Part time waiter
-~100 hrs community service 
-decent essays (wrote commonapp essay in 2 weeks haha)
-Teacher Recommendation: teacher loved me
* Counselor Rec: Counselor said i was an amazing guy

Other

<pre><code>* Financial Aid?: No

Engineering/Pre-med
From California

public high school
full on asian
</code></pre>

operaluvr · March 24, 2011, 8:25pm

Decision: Accepted!!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140, CR:730, W:710, M: 700
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted):Math II - 760, Biology - 720, Spanish - 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Government-5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):Spanish-7, Biology-6, Music-6,
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 IB classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): This would take a while…
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Waaaaay too many to post here…
[] Job/Work Experience:N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service:Food Distribution, Nursing Home Aid
[] Essays:Flawless if I do say so myself
[] Teacher Recommendation:Excellent
[] Counselor Rec:Excellent
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:Fantastic
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major:Vocal Performance (Music)
[] State (if domestic applicant):Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Male
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone else!

someday1214 · March 24, 2011, 8:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2370 - 800 CR, 770 M, 800 W
SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio, 800 Chem, 800 Math 2C, 760 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (96.33/100)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): (5, 5, 5, 5, 5)
Senior Year Course Load: Taking 5 AP’s, 3 Easy Electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Math Honor Society (VP), NHS, Varsity Sports (Captain during JV)
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Teaching English at local community centers
Essays: Decent CommonApp & Supplement; “international” perspective
Teacher Recommendation: Strong
Additional Rec: Strong (from doctor/professor I interned for)
Interview: None - international

Other:

Intended Major: Biology
Country (if international applicant): International
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None?

Good luck! I hope this helps (:

comeonapril1 · March 24, 2011, 9:07pm

accepted to Rice from the midwest!!
no hooks (white, female)
go to a public high school
top 1% of class, 5’s on all APs I’ve taken
did not apply for financial aid
congrats to all those accepted!

FrenchSilkPie · March 24, 2011, 9:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II (if submitted): did not submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 7, full IB diploma; rest of exams taken this year
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None…unless National Achievement Commended Scholar counts!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (Captain), Link Crew, Summer business camp
[] Job/Work Experience: Science Internship over summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Spent an entire summer volunteering in the community at a place that truly interested me; wrote about this in my essay!
[] Essays: I loved loved my common app essay and I liked my Rice essay–the last paragraph was the best part I think!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Went alright
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Pubic
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, took college class over the summer
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays!
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays really showcased a lot of personality, especially my common app essay which I really think highlighted who I was![/li][/ul]**General Comments **: I’m so happy I got accepted and will have the chance to visit Rice! Congrats to the rest who got in and I’m sorry for those who didnt I hope good news is on its way for all!

Nihilousness · March 24, 2011, 10:23pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 800 800 2400
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II (if submitted): 770 Physics 770 Math II 790 World History 770 Chinese 770 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP’s, 2 AP’s Online, Discrete Math (Honors)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does National Merit Finalist count?
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MAO (President), Math Team, Debate, EHS, SHS, NHS, Brain Brawl
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Private Intelligence Company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Museum, Law Office, School activities
[] Essays: Common could’ve been better, supplement was good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good…I hope…
[] Counselor Rec: Ok…I think?
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea
[] Intended Major: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Not quite sure…Supplement Essay was good
[] Weaknesses: …Extracurriculars…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nice Essays…showed my personality…at least one very good teacher Rec…I think…[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

kaitlyn2015 · March 24, 2011, 11:51pm

Decision: Accepted
School applied to: Engineering (Civil)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 CR:700 M:740 W:740
[] ACT: 35
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/751
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP WorldHistory(5) APUSHistory(5) AP Calc AB(4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP CalcBC, AP Govt/MacroEcon, AP Spanish Language, Advanced Architectural Design (4th year), Science Research and Design in Engineering, Varsity Cheerleading, Eng 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, leadership awards[/li]
[list]Subjective:[/ul]
[] Extracurriculars : Architecture/engineering/construction mentor program (vice pres-2 yrs), NHS, Varsity cheerleader(officer, 3yrs), JV soccer, Environmental Club, Art Club, Astronomy Club, FCA, community leadership/philanthropist organization
[] Job/Work Experience: 2.5 yrs at local drycleaners
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours, various marathons, service projects, several mission trips(international)
[] Summer Activities: mission trips, various summer camps
[] Essays: totally rushed, did them all in one week and no one proofread eek!
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 year teacher, asked last minute, plus she kind of hates me…
[] Counselor Rec: completely generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Sort of nervous, but went well [/li]
[ul]Other[/ul]
[] State : TEXAS
[] School Type: large public (3000)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Absolutely none

[/list]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strong grades, mission experiences, consistently strong academics
[] Weaknesses: recs, hook(lack of)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strengths?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Engineering Honors with scholarships

[/ul]General Comments: I’m very torn on whether or not to attend Rice; I’ve visited several times and everyone I’ve known thats gone has LOVED it. However, it’s extremely nerdy. I stayed for several days with a friend and almost all social interaction was study groups…Not sure thats all I want out of my college experience. I got a $17,500 per year merit scholarship, but am waiting on my Financial Aid package to see if Rice is truly an option anyway. Congrats to everyone!

Clowiebear · March 24, 2011, 11:57pm

accepted! find my stats elsewhere :)

Tilgaham · March 25, 2011, 12:43am

All of our social interactions are not just in study groups haha. Come to Owl Days =]

Dorian_Mode · March 25, 2011, 1:32am

I think that’s more indicative of your friend’s social group than the general campus atmosphere.

kaekae · March 25, 2011, 3:46pm

Congratulations to everyone who got in. Rice will be better than you can imagine; I know it has been for me friends and me.

mommidwest · March 25, 2011, 6:51pm

D was accepted. She said I could post 35 ACT, Rank 1/324, NMF, 14 AP’s, 4.0 unw/4.5w, good ec’s, never saw recs. Public High school

ajm268 · March 25, 2011, 7:16pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2080 (700CR 700M 680W)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 2080 (700CR 690M 690 W)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure (Weighted: 4.45)
[] Rank: 2/592
[] AP: World History(5) Calculus AB(5) English Comp(4) US History(4) Physics B(3)
[] IB: Didn’t take
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6/7 classes where AP for the first semester (Calc BC, Statistics AP, English Lit AP, Macroeconomics AP, US Gov AP, Physics C)
[] Major Awards: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Olympiad, ACE Mentor Program, DATA Student Volunteers (Junior Officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Little odd jobs, about 25 hours at most
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hours at the time, mostly at old folks homes
[] Essays: Common App - Very Good, Rice Supplement - Good (could have been better)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great!
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None, didn’t have the opportunity
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid? Yes (IDOC didn’t get there 'til March 4th)
[] Intended Major: Mechanical (They didn’t have Aerospace listed)
[] State: Texas
[] School Type: Public (magnet program)
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian (but culturally Hispanic… I’m confused on this part. Unfortunately, I went with Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower Middle Class
[] Hooks: First gen college, traveled around South America my whole life 'til about 6 years ago (not military), did lots of volunteer work with my parents when I was younger, eldest of 6 children (I’ve never met anyone who didn’t think that is interesting)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: High rank and GPA, interesting background (must have been)
[] Weaknesses: Weak ECs, low SAT/ACT scores compared to most of you, diversity essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think I spent enough time on my diversity essay. These things always get me. If I was better at explaining my life it might have been a lot better. Also, I think an interview would definitely have helped, but my family has a very busy schedule. Sadly, I had no time for it. Same for the ECs and volunteering.
[/ul]General Comments: Even though I didn’t get right in, I’m still pretty awed that I made it to the wait list, considering that there seem to have been people much more qualified than myself who got rejected. Unfortunately, even if I do get admitted later on, I will not receive any merit scholarships, which will heavily affect my ability to cover the costs of going to a private school. I’m not mad though, just a little disappointed, and I still look forward to possibly getting admitted later on, even if I can’t afford it.

ajm268 · March 25, 2011, 8:44pm

^Oh, SAT II is the subject tests. In that case, 690 Math 2 and 630 Physics.

akshay93 · March 26, 2011, 1:26am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (W-770 R-690 M-680)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 740 Bio M, 730 U.S. History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90+ (5.73+ on a 6.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/636
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (World History, U.S. History, Bio, Eng)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Env. Science, AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Eng
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really, unless qualifying for State counts. Qualified for T.F.A. state 2 years and HOSA state 2 years. bunch of debate tournament awards (1st places, etc)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
T.F.A. Speech & Debate (4 years), HOSA (4 years), Habitat for Humanity (1st year VP), LEO (1st year VP), Mu Alpha Theta (3 year President), NHS (2 years), Acadec (3 years), TMSCA (middle school - 11th), Link Crew (2 years), Red Cross (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Intern at M.D. Anderson, St. Lukes & Veteran’s for 2 yrs (qualified for in-school internship)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
100+ volunteer at M.D. Anderson
250+ other random places (H4H, etc)
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: ehh too generic. talked about my experience moving to the U.S. and adapting to the complete change in life. don’t think it “hurt me” but didn’t make me stand out much either
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know, should be good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic
[] Additional Rec: from debate coach & medical academy director so should be good
[li] Interview: it was ok, but not my best. I know thats what hurt me in the end as the Houston applicant pool is so competitive. I didn’t present myself as best as i should have :/[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: less than $100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: AP Scores, Extra C., Grades/Rank, part of Medical academy
[] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, lack of a Math 2 Subj. test, essay probably too generic, lack of sports & music, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Essay was a little generic but don’t think it hurt me.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted to UT BHP, waitlist @ Northwestern. Waiting on Duke, Princeton, Emory, Vandy & UPenn
General Comments:
Kinda feel I could’ve written a better essay looking back & had a much better interview, but every college is diff and hopefully it will work out in the end. Congrats to everyone who made it :D

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